I Think I Figured Out What's Causing It: 7 Quick Takes XIX

Overheard at the swim meet between two five or six year-olds: "No, you have to kiss him on the lips, THAT'S how you get babies."

Good to know, good to know.

So, I did it again. I'm going to have to change the name of this blog to: Catholic All Year, Controversial Once a Week.Thanks to all of you who commented on my breastfeeding in public post. It's really been a great discussion and an eye-opener for me on some aspects of the issue.

If you happened to check out Thursday morning's post already, you might want to click over again -- if you'd like to see how the Tierneys roll for the Fourth of July. I've updated it with a bunch of photos from the day's festivities. Hope your family had as much fun as we did!

To this day I do not like to use antibiotic ointment on cuts, or even really to wash them, because I take pride in watching my body's imaginary red-coated soldiers fight and conquer the furry germs of small skin infections.

Hey, speaking of NOT encouraging kids to read, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel is getting on my very last nerve. He's really been pushing the public libraries for the last couple of years. Which, of course, is great. We are big fans of the public library. They know us by name at our branch.

But now he's gone too far.He has required that all kids attending the park district day camps spend 20 minutes of their 3 hour camp day reading, or being read to. And instead of an inflatable bounce house every Wednesday, the kids get . . . a visit from a librarian.It's a one-size-fits-all solution to a problem that doesn't exist for all kids in all neighborhoods. My kids go to the library ALL THE TIME, they read and are read to often. But you know what they NEVER get at home? An inflatable bounce house.

I send them to camp to get exercise, not to sit quietly. That's what nap time is for.

Plus, I'm picky about what my kids read. My 4, 5, and 7 year-olds are the ones at camp. They are not yet fully indoctrinated into the Tierney Family Discerning Reader Program. And who knows what they are reading to them there?

I do not want to hang out at the park for story time. I want to drop them off full of energy and pick them up exhausted. That's it.

Is this what regular school parents have to deal with everyday? What do I do? Lurk at the park? Request a written list of books they plan to read to my children? Just ask them what they heard when they get home and deal with it here?

18 comments:

I loved that book! The picture of the rabid dog still scares me. I distinctly remember reading the Value Tales books in the S.C. State Capital in the 80's. We were there to lobby for homeschooling, of course. I can't wait until my girls are old enough for them.

I also love the Baby Lit books! I think we have four of them, including Wuthering Heights. The other day, I was reading the actual W.H. and it made my heart skip a beat when my three year old asked what I was reading and then said, "Oh I have that book too! I love it!"

Books that I love even better than the Baby Lit series are Cozy Classics. They're available on amazon - and shameless plug for my blog - I wrote a gushing review here... http://ordinarylovely.blogspot.com/2013/04/cozy-classics-book-review.htmlThey're super sweet!! And it was how my kids were introduced to Moby Dick, and why it's one of our read-alouds this summer!

Thanks for the recommendation. My kids just want to repeat the Lord of the Rings Hobbit loop on our read alouds with Dad, maybe we'll have to consider Moby Dick!

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I have such fond memories of the Louis Pasteur book & little red soldiers, too!!

#5 - Yes this is what parents of traditional school kids have to deal with - even when they pay $10,000 / year to send their kids to Catholic School. I came home one day last May and was greeted by my 3 year old singing "Sexy lady". Apparently, during my Kindergartners "Brain Break" where they listen to Just Dance for Kids and move around, my son was introduced to "Gangnam Style" and taught his little brother when he got home. I am certain actual steam was issuing from my ears a la cartoon style!!

We have a couple of those board books, and I'm pretty sure I love them more than my chickadees! I agree with the whole park thing. I just spoke with our librarian here in Gouverneur about a similar situation here on Ny. She agreed that discernment about what books to read has been voided because of the terrible literacy rates in NY.

great!! I loved your quick takes. I also love owls so I'll have to come back to check out the b-day party. and for the reading I don't know what to say.. maybe do ask the list. I would probably do that, or stay the first few time and see what they read to them.

Oh-my-goodness! Those BabyLit books are adorable and AWESOME - I want them all! My kids are all grown, but I just learned that my first grandchild is on the way, so I am going to start collecting them! The earlier I can introduce my little ones to Jane Austen the better! And next I'm headed over to check out Theresa's review on the Cozy Classics series!

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